Family Visits...

I have family from away visiting; my sister and her husband. I am thrilled that they are here. Nothing like a family visit or a family reunion to kindle the hunt for pictures. Everyone around the kitchen or dinning room table sharing stories and flipping through pictures. Who tells the stories... overtime who remembers the stories... and sometimes stories are forgotten.
We all have a reason that we start scrapbooking. Mine began with a love to try anything crafty that was "new." So new in fact that there were few supplies on the market with the exception of 8X11 1/2 paper, corner rounders and gel pens. My interest did fizzle for a while but I had a friend who kept on asking if I had picked it back up or not. Then she started sending me copies of pages by mail and then by fax. She was my Scrapbook Angel! About the same time both of my parents were sick and hospitalized. I had a baby, Christmas was coming, suddenly I was worried that my youngest may never get to know his grandparents. So I returned to scrapbooking because I realized that besides pictures someone had to record the story. Scrapbooker, Photographer, Storyteller, regardless of where you begin what matters is the Memories Shared!

So lets get started! Here is the basic equipment that you will need:
- paper trimmer -precision tip scissors
-pencil - white eraser
-see thru ruler - glue stick
-tape runner -black pen to journal with
** cardstock ** pattern paper
** Unless you plan to hoard paper it is best to choose paper as you go.

July Picture Inspiration (5): Gather all your pictures together and take a picture of the heap. Are they all on disk, in photo envelopes, plastic tubs or all over the house? In the days a head we will organize these but for now I just want you to record where you started... the beginning of your scrapbooking story. Oh yes, and 5 words only that describe what all these picture are about!

Let me inspire you!